A new Pew Research national poll shows Obama running strong
against Romney, Santorum and Gingrich in head-to head match ups and Santorum
now essentially tied with Romney for the Republican nomination.
Republican Race:
Results from a new Pew Research poll released today shows
Rick Santorum now tied with Romney nationally among Republicans—Santorum 30%/Romney
28% (MOE: 6%) Santorum was trailing
Romney 16% to 27% in this poll in January.
Santorum has a substantial lead over Romney among
Republicans who are: Tea Party supporters, Conservatives, 50-64 year-olds,
non-college graduates, White evangelicals and White Catholics.
Republicans in general and Tea Party supporters in
particular, say they don’t think Romney is a strong conservative and don’t think
he takes consistent positions on issues.
Obama vs. Possible
Republican Candidates
In head-to-head match-ups, Obama leads Romney by 8 points
(52% to 44%) and Santorum by 10 (53% to 43%).
He leads Gingrich by 18-57% to 39%.
In November, Obama and Romney were essentially tied—49% Obama, 47%
Romney.
Obama has improved his standing among Independents by 11
points since November. He now leads
Romney among Independents 51% to 42%. A
majority of Independents now say that Romney is inconsistent on the issues
(53%) and doesn’t understand their needs (60%).
A majority no longer say Romney is qualified to be president or honest.
The margin of error overall is 3%, 6% among Republicans and
7% among Tea Party Supporters.
Read the full results here: http://www.people-press.org/files/legacy-pdf/02-13-12%20Final%20Political%20Release.pdf
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